Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Climate change pushes green issues up MICE agenda

I found this interesting feedback on a poll conducted by IMEX (IMEX Frankfurt) with regards to the impact on climate changes for the MICE industry.

Survey participants were asked to rank in order those green practices that they have applied to their events, and replied as follows:

1st Recycled conference material2nd Selected an hotel known for its environmental programme3rd Viewed wilderness or animal conservation areas4th Encouraged delegates to travel by public transport at the host destination5th Involved an inspirational speaker on the environment6th Undertaken fund-raising or other support for green causes7th Chosen an airline/cruise company/car rental firm for its green credentials8th Paid for carbon emission offsets to neutralise the greenhouse gaseffect of delegate travel